Smyrna times., 1887-05-18

this the growers at every fruit-shipping
station should raise fund to be nlaced
in the hands of the Fruit Exchange. to
employ agents in the cities to solicit all
dealers in fruit to come and purchase
the fresh article direct from the grow
ers' wagons. Every means would be
taken to discourage shipment of
peaches by consignment whenever thew
can be sold at home.
The growers, too, are unwilling to
donate peach baskets to the commits
sion men Of New York, as thew had
dlscourteously demanded. A commit
tee should be appointed to visit the
cities and ascertain the most reliable
commission merchant who would agree
to sell peaches and pay the sum of five
cents for each peach basket not re-
turned.
Every suggestion in these resolutions
was adopted without dissent until the
one demanding the return of baskets
was reached. Then a storm swept the
convention and showed it to be divided
THE ROW ABOUT THE BASKETS.
+. p. Janvier, from the Eastern
Shore, offered an amendment that if
was to the interest of the growers that
the baskets go with the fruit. There
were cries from all quarters for the
Chair decided that it was only cour-
teous to hear from the New York del
egation, which had been attacked in
reference to the matter
A. h. Edwards. heading that delega-
ton, took the platform and made a
conservative address, in which he held
that, while the New York men wanted
to do everything possible for the grow
ers, 1t was impossible to send the bas-
kets back. He was followed by H. r.
Stewart, OF Philadelphia, who promised
for the Quaker City's men to conform.
as far as possible with the conventions
will. He was loudly applauded
John BigelOW, of the Boston delegation
was also conservative as to the the re-
turn of baskets.
A general discussion on the res0lu-
ton followed, during which the Cum.
mlns Brothers, of Smyrna, again de-
nounced the New York men and child
ed the growers for allowing commits.
sion merchants and dealers to have
vote and voice in their convention.
Mr.. Rosa, of the committee which
called the Convention, said he had in
Vlted them there; "and," he exclaim-
ed' If l haYe done wrong, let the
curse be on me and my children"
During the hubbub "a Jersevman cot
mad and said he never saw so MANY
sharp white-headed old peach growers
as on the peninsula An Eastern Shore
man wanted OleOmargarine condemned
Unless peach jelly was used in it. An
other remarked then that timber was
getting scarce and baskets would be
high.
FINALLY the Chair, exasperated, put
the question and the amendment was
lost, and the resolutions demanding
the return of baskets adopted.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing Committee on Transportation
John p. r. Polk, d. J. Cummins, b R
Iocnrah ). >. Willis, f. II. Bancroft,
DIR. Hardcastle and J. A. Groves.
a PLAN FOR DISTRIBUTION.
Perhaps more important than the
resolutions was the adoption of a plan
submitted by John p. r. Polk. a we'll
known Wilmington lawyer and large
peach grower. 1t was for the Organi-
zatlOn of truit-growers' bureau of in
formation and distribution for the dis
poSal of peaches and other fruits. The
purpose is to avoid periodical gluts in
particular markets. An executive
committee, consisting of J. P. r. Polk
g. l.. Martin, DR.. j. l.. Adkins, J. +.
Brown, ID. j. Cummns, n. Barnard
and f. r. Cochran. was selected and
authorized to appoint chief distribu-
toT' VINO may be an officer of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, stationed at CLAYTON.
Del, or other headquarters on the
Delaware Division. The duties of this
omcer, as scheduled, is to oversee the
loading of cars all along the Delaware
DIVISION, so that 800 baskets are pack
ed III each car, to notify shippers all
along the line when the quota of each
city Is filled, and then Immediately
stop shipments to that market.
Ihe chalrmen of the different Dro-
duce exchanges and a selected number
OF commission houses in each citv are
to he the gaugers, and are to guarantee
early in each day the sale of Il certain
number of carloads of fruit. Growers
are to be admitted to the privileges of
this bureau by paying certain sche-
duling fee, according to the number of
trees they own.
Owners of 5000 trees are to pav an
nnally So, 5000 trees $8, and all over
That number of trees $40. Growers
and buyers alike say that the bureau.
properly managed, will prevent the
dreaded gluts.